The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-07 00:00:00

COMMERCt. n otwithstanding all the gloomy speculations 114 a n ticipations of evil. prognosticators among Is' th e whole internal and f ore i gn Trade of Great Britain is much improved, improving, and pet to improve still farther. In every branch of t ' in tlfaCtUt e : th ere i s gene ral life and activity. 'er Y Person is employed. Wages are increased, : Id though still l ow i n s o me particular branches , 'pet theyare much improved to what they were i L 'ilier lY•' Some branches of Trade are improved b 7 re dud some less, but the improvement in every a ' ic h is universally felt and acknowleked. The t I Port Trade has been for some time past very 11 wi r4 and wh e n th e accounts for 1817 are made that will be found, to the astonishment of many , :the Trade of Great Britain has risen snperior T.every pressure, and flourishes in all its branches. 4 4 Trade t o I n di a i s i nc reasing in a rapid manner, titi Promises tote very beneficial to those en. tleti in it. A new outlet is thus opened for It I t titi 'lilndustry and Capital, and within the inu.mlarits of those Countries, formerly included 1 14 East India Company's Charter , still more a p ti iible and i m p ortan t outlets will be laid open. I f t e Trade to South America, and the situation t t hat vast Continent, is at present such, that ° eater i nto t h e cons id erat i on o f it., in all its t tkr ings, as it does or May affect our Trade, %route' pelt this article beyond proper bounds, and may et etote, at another period, afford scope for a te Parate article. THAT IMMENSE and VALUABLE it itit tle'salso now opening up between our Northern 4H iericaan and our West India Colonies, will also our attention."—(Blackwood's Edinburgh i tagazine for December.) 911 . this latter branch of Trade we have much ' it add otoselves especially on the value of the e."4)-`4T'Lbtr ade from the King's Noah American "lies to the United kilt g aonk—trom the Li eight which it creates annually for upwards of • ene thousand sail of ships, and the employment it V 4 Etzds to so many thousands at our seafaring 6 w -citizens—independent of the extensive and Ninermis benefits derived through wir the Mari= ti me Districts by the building, repairing, and a i v antial equipment of such an : immense tonuage 'I e hope the Chancellor of the Exchequer w 141 1 consider, before he makes any alteration in Present Dutirs on FOREIGN Timsba, lest he 'could endanger this valuable Trade, which, th,lo t 'n.tts infancy, produces such beneficial re to the Conn Try. In a NAVAL point of view, ;ti " Trad e to and from British North America is t t ilt utmost importance, from the great number N,al'' in seamen who will be raised in it—and fit.n th e event of hostilities, will always be 4111 reach to answer the calls of their Country Inth fo r hour of clanger. Besides, the growing' ate to the Saint Lawrence, and the incieasioe 4 14 . )ii.n tifor woollens and various other articles of esh Alannfacture--in the rapidly , inci easing iVttlitries ort " 11;e - holders of the Great Lakes a :"rs. in th a t immense - . Continent—conspire to th e this N Ew SOURCE of Trade do object of e utmo st solicitude. to the Commercial I nterestS c l Great Britain. By the adoption of a wise and t ener ons policy, and by encouraging OUR OWN 111 jeCts in p re f er ence to Foreigners, we shall . itt this Trade au increase of export its a few t ea rs trwre astonishing than the present Exports British Iridia. There.are, both in summer and I* . i inter, natural difficulties to be encountered in it Navigation . o f t h e Mi ss i ss ippi up to the th i ss(mvi, Ohio, &c., which are not met with in g e• apprOaCl: to those Countries by the Saint wrenice, Neither is the difference of time such / 1 6 ! onliht - be apprehended. The value of this 4 11 e, with the - INTERIOR of . that Continent, is r ° Perly felt by the Government of the United ti . t ates, an d i n or der to deprive us ultimately of e! advantages we have by the possession of the I 4 ffit. Lawrence—they have commenced a Canal Lake Erie to the Hudson's River, which L in take at l east 30 y ears before it can be coin "' ete d- Under such circumstances it is with re :et We (tear, from well-informed persons, that vi r "g Qppreliensions are entertained Of an inten tiontt) lower the duties on Foreign Wood ;--to lin. •r a l e a duty on Colonial Wood we consider quite 7 "r the- quest i on. A ga i n , we l ame nt to hear the thrith"rs of a repetition of errors and blunders in e . Est a bli shment of the L ower Boundaries i n iv to "laud No rt h America, an d o f t h e S urren d e r of " d ud of vital importance to the political, l ‘veli as commercial welfare of the King's toonics. ()RtsI•EXCHANGE, JAN. 7.—We had no fresh i r , 6 v . tils this morning, and very little business y :'''l4; a few sa l es ma d e i n fi ne Wheat and Oats t h e i e at Monday's prices, but ordinary was very t ; in Pease, Beaus, gir t and other Grain, there - no.aticration. we understand, in /he contemplation of `e University of Cambridge to erect an Obser 41'"'Y there—but the recent account of the in 'f,tl,ded New Buildings tram C a tharine Hall to y . ; . :' , 1) , College is not correct, the plan not being stetermined upon. 1 ,, 11 Q 'Leicester County and Town Ball, in "aid f f ( ).7 "le Po n d s o f t h e i r excellent Military, is fixed t o r r Thur s d ay, t h e 15 t h i nstant — un d er t h e pa 14"dge of th e D uc h ess o f RUTL)1 1 01 and the I t'S of the County. The High Sheriff, and Rteen other. Gentlemen of Distinction, will offi tx„ as Stewards o n the occasion. The Ball is rTed to be m ost numerous ly attended, and i t ii (11 )e hop e d a l arge a ddi t i on w ill h e ma d e t o the -1 1 415 of this ext en siv e ly charitable and useful istn.ution le .43 d Li e l --- "!%e l, „ AMBRIDGE left Hanover on the tote s . pass ten or twelve dap at Cassel, .the e .. "” -of his i nten d e d . h r id e , to present to her st, to t r °,l rt at b r id a l j ewe l s . Th e Royal Assent e marriage was received. POETRY. The factious Scribes, beyond their reach, Would wit direct at Madam LEACII-- The legal Sage they mean; But such poor pointless flimsy stuff, Shew they were written, plain enourp, By sonic dull Epiccene.' WEYAIOUTII, JAN. 3. The festivities of the season are continuing here with unahating gaiety, and the Ball and Supper on the approach of the New Year, given by Mr. and Mrs. C. Mundy, at' their house in Bank Build ings, to the Nobilil and Gentry, were of the most splendid kind. The entrance ball, stair cases, and suite of apartmews, were brilliantly illuminated with variegated_ lamps, entwined with laurel, and the floors fancifully embellished with different devices, the whole displaying the utmost grandeur. At nine o'clock the company began to assem ble ; the dancing commenced at ten to the ta• vonrite tune of ‘! Enrico." " The light fantastic toe" kept tripping with most lively spirit 011,12, when the supper rooms were thrown open, .and exhibited tables spread with the most sumptuous viands, every description of game, and a profu sion of delicacies that the season affords. Upwards of 100 of this assemblage of beauty and fashion sat down to this magnificent supper, among whom we understand were Sir Sohn and Lady Murray, Lady Talbot, the Misses Tal bot, Sir William and Lady Hoskins, Lady; and MiSs Blaney, Mr. and Mrs Girartlet, Major. Howard, "Air. and - Mrs. Mun dy, Mr. and Mrs. Young, the Misses Murdy, Mrs. aid Miss Billett, Mrs. and Miss Poole, Captain an M. s. Wardell, the Misses Willis, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Mrs. C. Buxton, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, Miss IViiea!'ey, Colonel Steward, Miss Dashwood, Colonel and Mrs. York, Hon. Miss New comer, Colonel Fartescue, Captains Gi'ardet and Forteseue, Mr. J. Girardet, the Misses Baker, Captain .:rd Mrs Elton, Mr. and Mrs. Strode, Mrs. Hamilton, . I Mr. Colin Campbell, Mr. E. Henning, Mr. and Mrs. Hainifii yid, Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, Miss Wroughton, Miss Etton,, Mrs. the Misses Browneker, Mr. Grosvenor, Miss Ja..iet, The Champagne - and Claret wines Were of most exquisite flavour, and abundantly circulated—the spat kling glass generously filled welcoming the return of the joyous morn. After supper, quadrilles, &c. were introduced, which continued wills great sprit to a late hour, whets the company took le a ve;declaring it to be one of the most happy ,end scenes with which they had ever been g ratified. Nor was the festive mirth confined to Bank Buildings—the mansion of the late Governor Ar buthnot, now the residence of Major and Mrs. Lapslie, was also conspicuous on the same occa sion, .Upwards of 60 L , dies and Gentlemen of distinction were invited to a Ball and Supper, which for elegy nee ond taste (combined with the hospitality to the circle who have the pleasure of this Gentleman and Lady's acquaintance), equally shone in rendering this party truly agreeable. — The supper was sumptuous and inviting, and the merry dance continued with vivacity and spirit till the dawn's approach. On Monday - last, Sir John Murray, M. P. gave a grand dinner at his house in Gloucester-Row, to a select Party of Gentlemen, and principal Members of the - Corporation, deputed with an in vitation to the worthy Barotret, to become one of their body in filling up the vacancies ; an offer which the Hon. Member politely accepted On Wednesday a General Meeting of the Cor poration took place in consequence, at the Guild hall in this Borough (Roper Weston, Esq. Mayo!, in the Chair), when Sir John Murray, James Wes ton, Joseph Horstold, anti John Martin, were unanimously elected Principal Burgesses The interest of Sir John in this town iswarm ly supported by. the Corporation, who evince every opportunity of . testilying their regard to the revered memory of his deceased brother. Several of the 'domestics ,tram Claremont are arrived at Caine House, to prepare for the recep tion of his Serene Highness Prince Leopold, on Monday or Tuesday next WINDSOR, bL,NOVI.-1 - lEit AJESTY, the Prin cesses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, and the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, accompanied by se veral persons of distinction, on Friday visited the winter employment for the parish poor, establish ed at the Princess ELIZABETH'S cottage, at Old Windsor. The Royal Personages expressed the highest approbation, not only of the machinery performing its operation with a simplicity and pre cision of the most admirable nature, but at the skill displayed by the men and boys attending the machines, and the facility with which the women had acquired the art of spinning in a very few , weeks. We understand that this interesting ex periment for the employment of the necessitous is to he tried on a larger scale ; so that the neigh bouring parishes and the kingdom in general, may have an opportunity of ascertaining the prac tical results of this benevolent plan, by the means , thus afforded by the Royal munificence. • THE BERKELEY PEERAGE.—A whisper is in circulation, that it is intended to bring. the (pies t ion relative to this Peeraie again . before Parlia ment. The only reason for such an application twist be the discovery of new and important wit nesses. We know not that this discovery has been made, but rumour confidently asserts. it, , especially as to an elderly witness, whose ab sence was. frequently spoken of during the exa ininatiOns. An eminent Chancery Bartister is said to have the conduct of the affair. The young' Earl, who is now of age, has never cele brated his majority. It is reported,. indeed, that he regrets the decision which counteracted the wish of his father, and that his affection' for his elder brother is such, as to render the prospect of the application here spoken of matter if pleasure to himself. Whatsoever may be the merits of the main question, upon which we do not pretend to be 'informed, this disposition can be viewed only with approbation and esteem.—(Morning Herald.) The Right Hon. Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, in behalf of his NOble Brother the Marquis of DOUGLAS and CLYDESDALE, has been pleased to take into consider'ation the lamentable state of the late harvests and the consequent unfavourable re sult ; 'and in consequence has in many cases re niitted one-fifth part of the rent for the year 1816, and in several instances much more. This is en example, we presume to say, worthy to be fol lowed by all landliolders•in•Seotland, who have their intereattr and that of the"cnuntry at-heart. EXTRAORDINARY MEETING., At a MEETING of the FRIENDS of the ABUSE OF THE PRESS and the TRIAL BY PARTY, held on Monday, December 29, the following Speech was delivered by an infamous Scribbler. Such an analogy, as might be expected from congenial spirits, will be perceived between it and that spoken by Satan before the assembled D ae mons at k'andaeu►onium, after his return from his too suc- cessful expedition against unhappy man : As be the sharper came, " the Stygian throng " Bent their aspect; and whom they wished beheld. " The Sharper back retuned: loud was th' acclaim, " Forth rush'd in baste the vast consulting crowd, " Haled from their dark divan, and with like joy " Congratulant approach'd him, who with band " Silence, and with these words attention won:— •*" Thieves, desperadoes, humbugs, blacklegs, cheats, " For in possession such, not only of right, " I call ye and declare ye now; returned " Successful beyond hope, to head ye here, " Triumphant out of that infernal pit, " Abominable, accurs'd, the house of woe, " And dungeon of our Tyrant: now possess " Licence, uncheck'd, to that of frenzied France " Little inferior, by my adventure hard " With peril great achiev'd. Long were to tell " What I have done, what suffer'd, with what pain Voyag'd th' unreal? wa'st,",uubounded depths " Of Law and its Confusions; over which, " By trick and impudence, is now made good " A way to pass your Squibb —1" secure; but I " Toit'd out my uncouth passage, fin c'd to track '' sly unassisted course, without the aid " Of Counsellor bewig'd, or Lawyer spruce; Who, jealous of their secrets, thUught it strange " That I, without their clamorous uproar, " Should venture on my fate; I dar'd, and found " No terrors in the Court ; which fame, indeed, " Long had proclaini'd a fabric wonderful, "Of absolutz perfection therein men " Sat in a box apart, with ample powers " To judge me : theus,by arts I have induc'd " From their just duty, and, the more to increase • " Your wonder, with mere prating; he thereat " Offended, worth your laughter, hash given up " Both his beloved Law and Juries too " To trick and impudence, and so to us " A prey, without our hazard, or alarm, " To turn them as we fancy, and to rule " O'er Juries, as o'er all he should have rul'd. " True is, he gave my deeds their fitting name, " And judg'd me guilty of the crime alledg'd. " then ? if I the Jury could deceive, " On whom my doom depended: me he gave " Oft stern rebuke, and reprimand severe; " Yet what he got quite equall'd what he gate ; " And had it not, is there a comrade he' e " Who would nut buy pre-eminence like !nine, " By much More grievous pain ? ye have th' account • " Of my performance; what remains, my friends, " But up, and at Subscriptions fill my purse." " So having said, awhile he stood, expecting " Their universal shout and high applause "To fill his. ear ; when, contrary, he hears • " On all sides, from innumerable tongues; " A dismal universal hiss, the sound. " Of public scorn." It cannot be added, that these infernal City Sp' rits, like their prototypes of Panhemonium— •" Were all transforni'd " Alike, to serpents all, as accessaries " To his bold riot." But I may assert, that in their own shapes and tatures, they are more mischievous Wan all the " Complicated monsters head and tale ; " Scorpion, and Asp, and Amphisbcena dire, " Cerastes horn'd, Hydrus, and Elops drear, " And Dipsas, (not so thick swarw'd once the soil " Bedript with blood of Gorgon, or the Isle "Ophiusa.)". This may be said, as certainly as that they have the " public scorn;" for though there are spirits amongst us of Stygean mould, the great mass of the British Public are, no doubt,, enlightened enough to see through the hypocritical cant and insidious calumnies of these foes to order and re gular government, who make an - outry about Li berty of the Press and Trial by Jury, things'ex- Cellent in themselves, but used by these Dema- gogueslOr the promotion of their own traitorous designs—designs which, in their ultimate issue, would make England what France was.during the most horrid of her revolutionary frenzy. Tire Devil can quote Scripture, but not for Scriptural purposes. It may seem extraordinary that these terms, generally considered as vituperative, should be applied by the Speaker to his compeers; but when we consider that vices are the virtues of devils, we must allotv that these may be regarded as te: - ins of praise by men who have so much of the devil in them. j- The infamous profanations of our Prayers were called " Political Squibs," forsooth, by this Mob-Orator. The increase in the Revenue must, be as pleas- 1 ing to every lover of his country, as the increase of fortune is to every lover of himself. The first has happened—the second must happen to many in a very few weeks ; for the one hundred Capi r tals in the present State Lottery cannot fail to enrich' Adventurers, who, by making their pur chases now, have a much greater variety of Num bet s to select the Three Prizes of 30,0001. from, than can possibly remain for those wh6 defer to buy until the approach of the drawing, which is fixed for the 4th of Mat - ch.-1n addition to the Scheme, and exclusive of the full Money paid by Government, the Holders of the first-drawn Blanks, on the three days of drawing, may re ceive Twelve Pipes of the choicest Port Wine, for one or two thousand years, to be selected by them selves, and for Shares in proportion, free of any Custom . or Excise Duty whatever. NAPLES. We have received a Letter from It'iricnd at present at Naples, who attempts a description of that city and its inhabitants in the following el'illS To give • a true sketch of :Naples would be to describe that which has not yet been described by any writer that I have seen. None of them have sufficiently represented the entire wretched ness that pervades the whole mass of the people. 't he town is exceedingly dirty, the streets narrow, and not well built. , Not one of the public build ings that I have seen is yet finished, although be gun some centuries ago; and were we not folly con vinced to the contrary by being ..nos( run down in the streets by swarms of the most miserable squalid looking creatures imaginable, -we might conclude the place desetted, ;,o ruinous and de cayed does every thing appear ; arid yet such is the pride of human nature, that the natives say, " See Naples and-then die ;" and so you may, but it must be of grief, at witnessing so much wretchedness., The Lazzaroni live principally in the streets, and for dirt, filth, .and misery, they certainly beggar all description. The carriages and other equipages, as well as- the owners of them, form an uniform picture of poverty ; y'et such vanity. do the Neapolitans possess, that a man would rather live on macearoni for ever, than not ride in one of their barbarous vehiclesi,drawn , by .a more,deplorable , animal than ever yoti ; have seen disgrace a country race-course in England. The Government is bad, and the stiletto is the law, at least with the mob. Scarcely a person ascends Ve 'suvins without being robbed ; and those are for tunate who, On leaving here, arrive at Rome with out having been carried into sonic cavern, for the sake of a ransom. The rope, the other day, lost three pieces of cannon in an affair with a ban ditti."—(The Durham County Advertizer, Jan, 3.) The beautiful Address of Osstatg to the spirit of Malvina, is applicable to our late beloved PaINCESS. There is a mournful not unpleasing sensation in the idea of approximation betwee►z the greatest loss which death could have inflicted on us, and the melancholy song of the fitst, and best, of Scotland's bards, on an occasion equally interesting to him " Pleasant be thy rest, 0 lovely beam ! Soon bast thou set on our hill ! The steps of thy departure were stater•, like the moon on the blue trembling wave. But thou bast left us in darkness, first of the maids of Lutha ! We•sit on the Rock, and there is no voice; no light but the meteor of fire ! Soon bast thou .set, 0, Malvina, daughter of generous 'J'oscar ! But tho❑ risest like the beam of the East, among the spirits of 'thy friends, where they sit, iu their stormy halls, the chambers of the thunder." THE LATE MR. DEVAYNES.—We regret to state, that A we predicted, .this Gentleman appears to have thrown himself into the Thames clOse to Pntney Bridge. The body was found in conse quence of using a drag. The gardener of a Gen tleman of the name of BOWDEN, prOdOCid a hat, which be said he found two days. preceding the one he left HATCHETT'S Hotel, in Piccadilly, namely the 24th of November. This must be a mistake. In the lining Mr. D.'s name was writ ten, and therefore there can he no doubt of its having been the property of the deceased. A Coroner's Inquest was expected,to sit yesterday afternoon, at the, Red Lion, at Putney, .where Mr. D. (lined anti drank a bottle of wine on the day he was missing. He left the Red Lion at ten o'.clack at night.—( Morning Post.) PREFERRED.-The Rev. H. Oakeley, of Oriel College, Oxford, and of Oakeley, in the county of Salop, M. A. to the Stall in the Worcester Cathedral, vacated by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Jenkinson.—The Rev. Rann Kennedy, se. cond master of King Edward's Gr a mm a r School, to succeed the Rev. Wm. Toy Young, deceased, as Minister of St. Paul's Chapel, in Birmingham. SPARRING. —The assemblage at 'the Fives' Ct urt yesterday overflowed it for the benefit of Scroggins, who became entitled , to the privilege from his defeats in combat by Turner, who is about to experience a similar advantage for his prowess, which gave him best. The sets-to were few, but there was much diversion. ECONOMY' OF FUEL—The approach of winter has suggested the propriety of making generally known the following composition, as likely to produce much public benefit, if adopted by the middle and lower classes of society. A mixture of sand, clay, coal-dust or charcoal, or saw-dust ; made with water in a moderately stiff compound, are all the materials required, and these may be obtained almost any where. The following pro portions may be assayed, until another more pre. ferable may be f'.scertained by experiment : , Coal, charcoal, or saw-dust, cd• the A r.l whole mixed together". Sand of any kind s 21. parts. Marl or (lay .. These. parts may be pecks, bushels, or baskets, or any other. measure at hand. The mass to be made into balls of a convenient size, moderately dried ; and .the work is accomplished. They will not answer to light a fire with ; but the fire once brought to nearly a white heat, these balls will support it, be very durable, produce a beat incom parably more intense than common fuel of any kind, and increase the value of ashes as a manure. The mud swept up in the streets of paved towns 1 , will answer admirably in lieu of marl or clay, or with a little clay to give it adhesion, as such mud miss unavoidably contain a considerable quantity of carbon. HOLM—At this time, when hops have attained so high a [nice, and various substitutes are intro duced into private families, is is curious to learn from the Annals of Shrewsbury, that in 1519 the brewers were ordered by the Corporation of that town, " not to use that wicked and perni cious weed, Hops, in their brewings, under a pe• nalty of 6s. Sd.7—One pound of Buckbean it is said, will bitter one strike of malt for fresh drink, and give it a very agreeable flavour. The roots at this time are as good as the leaves in the month of June. The Gentian_Root is, also, averred to be a much better bitter than the Hop, at the same time that it is not so pernicious, the latter possess -1 •ng an intoxicating quality. 4